Improved machine for pressing soap



J'. H. KELLER.

Soap Presser.

PatentedNov. 17, 1863.

N. PETERS. Phuen'mlwgnphen wamingwn. D. C.

Nrrnn STATES ATENT Erice.

lJ. H. KELLER, 0F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVED MACHINE FOR PRESSING SOAP.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 40,627., dated November17, 1663."

Q0 all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J. H. KELLER, of New Orleans, in the parish ofOrleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Devicefor Pressing Soap 5 and do hereby declare th at the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this speeiiicatiomin which-vFigure l is a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line wFig. 2; Fig. 2, avertical section of the same, taken in the line y y,Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This inventionrelates to a new and impro ved device for pressing ormolding soap; and it consists in the employment or use of adrop, anexpanding mold, and a cap-die, all arranged to operate in such a manneras to perform the desired work in a perfect and expeditious manner.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand andconstruct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a framing, which may be constructed in any proper manner tosupport the working parts of the machine; and B represents a drop, whichis attached to the lower end of a vertical nachbar, G, which passes andworks freely through a cross-bar, a, at the upper part of the framing A.

D is a horizontal shaft, the bearings b of which are attached to theframing A. This shaft D has aratchet, c, at one end of it, into which apawl, d, catches, and at the opposite end of said shaft there is apinion, c, into which a smaller pinion, j', gears, the latter being on ashaft, g, which has a crank, h, applied to it. On the shaft D there isplaced a part pinion, E, or a pinion having a segment or a portion ofits teeth removed to form a smooth surface, t, the object of which willbe presently shown. The drop B is provided with horizontal arms i, theends of which are notched to t onvertioal guides j, attached to theinner surfaces of uprights lo lc of the framing A.

F is a vertical post, which is secured centrally in the lower part ofthe framing A and in line with the drop B. On the upper end of this postF the mold G is secured. This mold is of rectangular or other form,having planes Z for sides, and said sides are connected by hinges orjoints m tothe bottom n of the mold, said bottom being firmly attachedto the top of the post F. The hinges or joints m admit of the sides l ofthe mold expanding or eX- tending outward just over the surface of theplatform H in the framing A, as indicated in red in Fig. 2.

On the post F there is fitted a slide, I, of the same form as the mold Gand post F. This slide I is of such dimensions as to work freely up anddown on the post F, and when elevated or raised inclose the mold G andkeep its sides Z in an upright position in close contact, asshown inboth figures. The slide I has a pendent bar, m', attached to two op-vposite sides of it, and the lower ends of these pendants are connectedby a cross-bar, nf, which passes through a vertical slot, o, in the postF, and said cross-bar passes through an opening, p, in a lever, J, whichpasses through the post F, and has a weight, K, on one end of it and atreadle, L, on the opposite end. The weightK has a tendency to keep theslide I elevated and around the mold G, as will be seen by referring toFig. 2.

M is a cap die ofthe same form as the mold G, and of such dimensions as4to t snugly over it. This cap-die forms the top of the mold, and isprovided with an internal plate, q, which tits into the top of the moldand corresponds with its sides l, as shown in both vfigures.

The operation is as follows: The operator or attendant raises the drop Bby turning the shaft D through the medium of the crank h,

the part pinion E raising the rack-bar C in consequence of gearing intothe rack. The mold Gis then iilled with soap, the cap-die M placed onit, and the crank h of the shaft D turned, and the drop B is elevateduntil the smooth part h comes opposite the rack, whenA the drop fallsupon the cap-die M and compresses the soap within the mold. The drop Bis then elevated sufficiently to admit ofthe cap-die being removed, andthe operator de presses the treadle end of the lever J ,and therebybrings down the slide I, which exposes the mold G, so that its sides lwill eXi pand or drop outward, to admit of the compressed soap beingremoved. The operator then removes his foot from the treadle L, theweight K forces upward the slide I, which again embraces the mold andbrings its sides upward in contact, and the mold is ready for a supplyofsoap for a succeeding operation.

I would remark that the inner surfaces of the sides Z of the mold, aswell as the under surface of the plate g, may be provided with anydevice or ornamental configuration or lettering for ornamentin g andlabeling the cakes or bars of soap.

By this arrangement soap may be compressed into bars or cakes with thegreatest facility Aand very expeditiously, and at the same timeornamented and labeled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

rIhe drop B, in connection' with the expanding'mold G, slide I, andcap-die M, all combined and arranged to operate as and for the purposeherein set forth.-

4 J. H. KELLER. Witnesses GHAs. GEHELB, Gr. B. BIGHLER.

